律师lǜ shīlawyer
律师 (lǜ shī) means "lawyer." It appears in 我爸爸是律师。 (My dad is a lawyer.) and 你应该找个律师。 (You should find a lawyer.) It combines 律 (law) and 师 (expert). Asked what her mother does, a speaker answers 她是律师。 (She is a lawyer.)
What does 律师 mean?
- 1.
lawyernoun
What do the characters in 律师 mean?
- 律law
- 师expert
How do you use 律师?
See it in 我爸爸是律师 and 你应该找个律师
What are some examples of 律师 in a sentence?
How is 律师 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你妈妈做什么工作?
Nǐ māma zuò shénme gōngzuò?
What does your mother do?
- Speaker B:
她是律师。
Tā shì lǜshī.
She is a lawyer.
- Speaker A:
她工作忙吗?
Tā gōngzuò máng ma?
Is she busy at work?
- Speaker B:
很忙,每天都很晚回家。
Hěn máng, měi tiān dōu hěn wǎn huí jiā.
Very busy. She gets home late every day.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.